A Treatise on Military Surveying, Theoretical and Practical: Including a Description of Surveying InstrumentsD. Van Nostrand, 1864 - 12 Seiten |
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A Treatise on Military Surveying, Theoretical and Practical George Henry Mendell Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2019 |
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accuracy adjustment altitude applied Army Artillery ascer axis azimuth base BOMARSUND bubble Cavalry centre chain clamp cloth co-ordinates compass correction cosine cotang curvature determined difference of level direction draw elevation Engineer equal error feet fixed gives graduated ground hachures height hence HENRY HETH horizontal limb horizontal projection illustrated inches inclination Infantry instruction instrument intersection Invalid Corps KENNER GARRARD length magnetic bearing measure the angles measured angle meridian method military necessary needle object observed obtained octavo officer parallel perpendicular plane table plates plot position primary points principal points protractor purpose reconnoissance reference represent road scale secondary points sextant side sight sine sketch slope staff station suppose survey Tactics take the bearing taken tance telescope theodolite tion triangles United United States Army vernier vertical village visible War Department yards zenith distances zero
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Seite 189 - A Course of Instruction in the Elements of the Art and Science of War, for the Use of the Cadets of the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 12mo, cloth $1 .75 Field Fortifications.
Seite 188 - If not the very best, this is certainly among the best of the numerous volumei devoted to this topic. Could this book be put into the hands and heads of our numerous Intelligent, but untrained officers, It would work a transformation supremely needed. We can say, that no officer can read this work without positive advantage, and real progress as a soldier. Gen.